Social Impact Newsletter

October 26, 2016

A recent decision of the Tax Court of Canada serves as a reminder that charities and non-profit organizations must ensure that they properly distinguish between employees and independent contractors. In Sistema Toronto Academy Inc. v. MNR, the Tax Court of...

Advertising Standards Canada (“ASC”), the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body, has made changes to The Canadian Code of Advertising Standards (“Code”). Effective as of October 3, 2016, these significant amendments include new guidelines that require the disclosure of any material connection...

Bill n°56: Lobbying Transparency Act – The State of Play

Éloïse Gagné

This article is also available in French: Projet de loi n° 56 : Loi sur la transparence en matière de lobbyisme. L’état d’avancement des travaux In a previous article we advised our readers of the Quebec government’s introduction of Bill...

What’s Happening

Martin Rochwerg, co-authoring with Rahul Sharma and Wendi Crowe, contributes to Trusts Global Guide – 2016/2017 – Country Canada. The article is in question and answer format. This will be in an international book on Global Guide – October, 2016....